Edward Booth joined the Royal Flying Corps in the spring of 1917. A Sopwith Camel pilot with 70 Squadron, he scored his second victory on 12 October 1917 but was then shot down by Hans Klein of Jasta 10. Surviving the incident, Booth scored three more victories before he was injured in a crash on 11 November 1917. He later served as an instructor but was killed in a crash while performing stunts.